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Daifuku-ji 大福寺
Kannon Hall (観音堂, Kannon-dō) of Daifuku-ji
Religion
Affiliation	Buddhism
Deity	Eleven-Faced Kannon
Rite	Chizen Sect of Shingon Buddhism
Location
Location	835 Funakata Tateyama, Chiba Prefecture
Country	Japan
Geographic coordinates	35°1′50.26″N 139°50′29.50″E / 35.0306278°N 139.8415278°E / 35.0306278; 139.8415278
Architecture
Completed	717

Daifuku-ji (大福寺) is a Buddhist temple in the Japanese city of Tateyama in Chiba Prefecture, pertaining to the Chizen Sect of Shingon Buddhism. According to tradition, the temple was founded by Gyōki (668–749) in 717, early in the Nara period. It was later revived by a visit by the Tendai Buddhist priest Ennin (794–864), early in the Heian period. The date at which the temple returned to the Shingon sect is unknown. The establishment received a juinjō (朱印状) seal of certification from the Tokugawa shogunate during the Edo period.

Kannon-dō

The temple is well known for its Kannon Hall (観音堂, kannondō) hall dedicated to the Goddess Kannon, which is situated on a sheer cliff of the boat-shaped Mount Funakata. For this reason the Kannon-dō is also known as the Cliff Kannon-dō Gake no Kannon-dō (崖の観音). In the rear of the hall is a 1.5 meter tall statue of the Goddess Kannon. The Kannon-dō is designated as a Tangible Cultural Property by Tateyama City.

Transportation

Daifuku-ji is located in the Funakata District of Tateyama. It is accessible by foot from Nakofunakata Station, JR East Uchibō Line.

Sources

• "Daifuku-ji Kannon-dō". Japan Knowledge Maruchimedia (Japan Knowledge マルチメディア “Japan Knowledge Multimedia”). Tokyo: Netto Adobansusha. 2011. Archived from the original on 2007-08-25. Retrieved 2011-11-17.
• 大福寺(崖の観音) (in Japanese)

• 8th-century Buddhist temples
• Buddhist temples in Chiba Prefecture
• Tateyama, Chiba
• Shingon temples
• Temples of Shingon-shū Chisan-ha
• Temples of Vairocana
• 8th-century establishments in Japan